Nicolas Faure
photographer
Nicolas Faure is a Swiss photographer and university lecturer born in Geneva in 1949. He trained as a goldsmith from 1968 to 1971 before traveling through the Middle and Far East. He became an autodidactic photographer and worked in New York from 1975 to 1980 as both a goldsmith and photographer. Since 2001, he has served as a professor at the Ecole Cantonale d'Art de Lausanne (ECAL). Faure is known for his documentary style, particularly his extensive photo series on Swiss motorways and suburban landscapes, which explore the intersection of technology and nature. His work has been exhibited internationally in cities such as New York, Berlin, and Vienna, and his photographs are held in major collections including the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York.[1,2]
- Swiss motorways
- suburban landscapes
- multiculturalism
- technology vs nature
Books
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Good bye Manhattan€223.00
Works by Nicolas Faure
- 1984 Good bye Manhattan Collection of color street photographs of Manhattan in the early 1980s.
- 1992 Switzerland on the rocks
- 1993 Die Schweiz vor Christus. Rätsel der Urzeit Co-authored with Claudia Schnieper.
- 1995 Multikultur im Vorort – Meyrin. Commune de Meyrin Text by André Klopmann.
- 1998 Von einer Schweiz zur anderen Exhibition catalog.
- 1999 Autoland. Bilder aus der Schweiz
- 2005 Landscape A
Exhibitions
- 1991 Pierres fétiches
- 1998 Von einer Schweiz zur andern
- 1999 Autoland
- 2005 Paysages A - jardins de la vitesse
- 1982 New Acquisitions
- 1992 Sprung in die Zeit
- 1997 Alpenblick
Awards
- 1980 Design Preis Schweiz
- 1986 Design Preis Schweiz
- 1988 Design Preis Schweiz
- 1992 Kodak Preis Fotografie
References
- Wikipedia link
- Christian Eggenberger, Lars Müller. Photosuisse. 28 Porträts von Schweizer Fotografinnen und Fotografen. Lars Müller Publishers. 2004